3930k/7970 build complete

[shakal]

What's going guys after working on this thing for almost 3 weeks it is finally complete
Specs:
Corsair 650D Obsidian
Asus Sabertooth x79 Motherboard
Intel Core i7 3930k OC'ed to 4.8GHz at 1.35v
AMD Radeon HD 7970
Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1833 RAM
XFX PRO 850W XXX Edition PSU
OCz 120GB Vertex 3 SSD boot drive
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB HDD
Creative Labs T20 Series Speakers
Logitech G500 Mouse
Microsoft Sidewinder x6 keyboard
and some case lights
Water Cooling(still waiting for it to come in)
XS-PC RS360 Radiator
XS-PC 5.25 Dual Bay Res
XS-PC Raystorm CPU Block
Swifttech MCP655 Pump
PrimoChill Clear Tubing
Mayhems Aurora Tharsis
VGA:
Swiftech Komodo HD 7979 Full Water Block
Black Ice GT 240 Red Radiator
First some benchmark score -
3d Mark Vantage
http://www.3dmark.com/3dmv/4258923
3d Mark 11
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/4221313
And here is bunch of shots of some progress as well as complete product!

This was my first version of the setup using the XSPC x2o pump/reservoir combo and i didnt like the temps so i switched to the swiftech 655 and the results were quiet a bit better but i used the mayhems aurora for a fairly complicated loop so right now temps can be a bit better but will suffice for now.

Had to buy a cooler just so i can test the equipment before installing it all

ahh the mess! I ran into to few and was stuck for a few hours turns out my hdmi cable was giving ground somehow and it would not turn on

 

[shakal]

Continued -

The video card w/o cover and heatsink i was really sketch when holding at all i was too scared to break anything as it seemed so fragile

The block already comes with all thermal pads preinstalled so all you have do is is apply thermal paste and assemble

Leak Testing

At first i had no leaks but after moving some stuff around i had a big leak under the reservoir. Danger Den res will not fit 2 3/4 od compression fittings so i had to use barbs with clips. After moving my rad a little one came undone and water was spraying pretty good :/ Good thing it was at the bottom and i stopped it quickly.

Also i dont know what it is but the tubing looks a but cloudy but the Mayhems Aurora looks way too awesome in the res!!

 

[shakal]

Pics dont really do justice though this stuff looks so much better in person